The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema (Paperback)

by Linda Ruth Williams (Author) "Although Indecent Proposal may have looked like contemporary cinema's answer to the game of 'Scruples', its source is a maligned direct-to-video genre, which thrived at..." (more)

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Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Indiana University Press; New title edition (Sep 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0253218365
ISBN-13: 978-0253218360
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,462,156 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Examines in detail a relatively new genre of film, tracing the genre's exploitation of pornography and noir, discussing mainstream stars, charting the work of key producers and directors, and considering home videos as a distinct form of viewing pleasure.

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Although Indecent Proposal may have looked like contemporary cinema's answer to the game of 'Scruples', its source is a maligned direct-to-video genre, which thrived at many a local video store during the 1990s. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Useful and Highly Entertaining Genre Study, 30 Jan 2007

By	David A. Andrews "amateur" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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A year after its release, The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema is as useful and as readable as ever. Linda Ruth Williams's wide-ranging genre study may strike first-time readers--especially those interested in the overlapping fields of Hollywood cinema, cult cinema, and pornographic cinema--as an unprecedented resource. Combining textual and contextual analysis, The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema covers the erotic thriller's most important moments, styles, and subgenres, integrating the whole with original industrial research that includes eight filmmaker interviews and a rich array of insider anecdotes. Though her history of the genre is rooted in Hollywood noir and neo-noir, Williams offers a precise account of how this genre has moved from peek-a-boo stylization to full-blown pornography and from high-concept excess to direct-to-video thrift. Williams also offers an account of how the erotic thriller has moved across national borders. As a result, The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema is not only a valuable look at Hollywood cinema but one of the best studies of international porn available. Indeed, Williams's book is adept at illustrating how in the erotic thriller the "problem" of pornography intertwines with issues of gender, reception, technology, financing, and cultural status. I was most taken by the details Williams supplied regarding genre-branded celebrities like Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, and Joe Eszterhas--and was impressed that she paid equal attention to cult icons like Gregory Dark and Katt Shea. I should also note the grace, clarity, and humor of Williams's prose. Williams has written a book that scholars in film studies, sex-and-gender studies, and cultural studies will find indispensable--as well as one that readers with a more leisurely interest in film will find entertaining and accessible.

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